Administration: Public Administration Concentration, M.S.A.
College of Education and Human Services
Course Designator:
MSA - Master of Science in Administration
Minimum Totals for Graduation: 36 hours
The Public Administration Concentration is designed to prepare students for careers in public sector administration. Broadly, the objectives of the program are to provide students with background and competency in five areas including:
- the political, social, and economic environment of public administration;
- public management process;
- public policy analysis;
- research and analytic methods; and
- organization theory and behavior.
Program Requirements
Public Administration
Master of Science in Administration Core Requirements
See Master of Science in Administration for:
- Admission Requirements, Retention and Termination Standards
- Accelerated Master of Science in Administration
- Required Core I (15 hours)
- Required Core II (3 hours)
Required Courses (15-18 hours)
Select five or six from the following:
| COM 665 | Seminar in Communication and Negotiation in Employee Relations | 3(3-0) |
| ECO 515 | Collective Bargaining and Labor Law | 3(3-0) |
| MGT 646 | Labor Relations Issues | 3(3-0) |
| PAD 555 | Managing Modern Local Government | 3(3-0) |
| PAD 561 | Administration and Policy in American State Government | 3(3-0) |
| PAD 610 | Foundations of Public Administration | 3(3-0) |
| PAD 622 | Strategic Planning for Public/Non-Profit Organizations | 3(3-0) |
| PAD 711 | Public Personnel Management | 3(3-0) |
| PAD 713 | Public Budgeting and Finance | 3(3-0) |
| PAD 714 | Program Analysis and Evaluation | 3(3-0) |
| PAD 775 | Organization Theory and Behavior | 3(3-0) |
| PAD 785 | Strategic Leadership | 3(3-0) |
| PSC 514 | American Public Policy Making | 3(3-0) |
| PSC 522 | Regulatory Processes and Administrative Law | 3(3-0) |
| PSC 563 | Politics and Policy in Urban Communities | 3(3-0) |
| PSC 566 | Intergovernmental Relations in the United States | 3(3-0) |
Note: Only one of the following may be used to fulfill concentration requirements: ECO 515, COM 665, or MGT 646.
Cognate Courses (0-3 hours)
Select any course offered within any MSA degree program concentration in consultation with an academic advisor: A course outside of the MSA program must be approved by the MSA Director. The MSA 690, Internship, course must be planned in advance and approved by the MSA Director. Special topics courses may be used as a cognate or may be available for specific concentrations.
Total: 36 semester hours